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WC tT: meg Buying Guide awe 3 ] O} Se TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER FROM THE EDITOR = 5 AIRCRAFT OF NORTH AMERICA Whittly & Douglas M210 Raven Curtiss-Wright J2 Fury I McDonnell $2B Kestrel 15 Bell Valiant MII 19 Curtiss-Wright P2 Warhawk 2B Grumman E-1¢ Avenger 27 Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand 3 Hughes Aviation Bloodhawk 35 Marquette PR-I Defender 39 Fairchild FOU Brigand 43 Hughes P21-J MKIII Devastator 47 Sanderson FB14 "Vampire 51 William and Colt Peacemaker 370 55 Ravenscroft Coyote 59 AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM 63 Constructing Aircraft 63 Choose Aircraft Type 63 Che se Target Number and Class. 63 Choose Maximum Speed 4 Choose Maximum G Rating 65 Choose \ 65 Apply Maximum Deceleration 66 se and Allocate Armor 66 Choose Weapons 66 Determine Cargo Area 66 Fill Out Record Sheet 07 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS 69 AA Universe Concepts Jordan Weisman Dave MeCoy Universe Creation ‘Jordan Welsman Michael A. Stackpole Loren Coleman (Chris Hartford Game Design Jordan Weisman Game Developer LL Ross Babcock It Additional Game and Universe Development John Howard Derek Carroll Tom Peers Victor Bonilla Warriors of the Air Special Issue written by: Loren Coleman Michael A. Stackpole Jordan Weisman 1. Ross Babcock Ill Aircraft of North America Special Issue written by: Chris Hartford Aircraft Design System I. Ross Babcock lif Editors ‘Sharon Turner Mulvihill Diane Piroa-Gelman Derek Carroll Art Directors Jordan Weisman Dave McCow John Howard Graphic Designer John Howard Aircraft Design and Modeling ex Story Dave MeCov Aircraft Computer-Generated Images and Maps Dave McCoy Published by: FASA Corporation 1100 W Cermak Rd. Suite B305 Chicago, [1.60608 CREDITS Pilot Photo Compositing and Retouching Dave MeCoy Tom Peters Aircraft Blueprints Victor Bonilla National Flags, Emblems and Pilot Insignia Vietor Bonita Pilot Photos Producer Bob Fagan Photographer) Tamara Staples Solist {aura Holland Makeup arist: James Boehmer Crimson Skies Web Site (ww.CrimsonSkies.com) Derek Carrall Playtesters Bryan Nystl Randall N.Blls JM. Albertson David Abrus, Scott Janssens Derek Carroll John Howard Victor Bonita ‘Tom Peters Sam Russell The Singapore Longshoremen Tom Evans Scott Hopkins John Kielman (Chris Smith Christofer “Bones” Trossen A special thanks to LM. Albertson for moving us. from Europe to America and to Mitch Gitelman and Heinz Schuller jor being there atthe painful beginning. (On a personal note, Jwould like to thant all of the people who have worked at nights and on weekends to bring this common dream to life. Agame may seen to be a small thing to be called a common dream, but it has indeed been «dream to work with such a talented group from around the world on a universe that bas become an extension of all us. Than you for what has been and I bope will continue to be a very rewarding experience. Jordan Weisman PS To all the wives, husbands, cbildren, and significant ‘thers, (in my: case Dawe, Zacb, Nate, and Lucas) ~ thanks for not clipping our wings and letting us fly © 1998 FASA Corporation, All Rights Reserved. Crimson Skies is a Trademark of FASA Interactive. Used Under License. Printed in the U.S.A. LETTER FROM THE EDITOR AIR ACTION WEEKLY’S 1937 AIRCRAFT REVIEW _ AA Since the inception of Air Action Weekly, the annual review of North American aircraft has been one of this magazine's major features. Our techni- cal staff spent the past nwelve months researching aircraft manufacturing, air combat actions and other aviation-related news; the following descrip- tions are the fruits of that research, based on care- ful weighing of a wide range of information. Traditionally, the annual review focuses ona dozen aircrafi—not necessarily the best or the newest designs, nor limited to American manufac- turers, but instead those deemed to have had the greatest impact on the North American nations These aircraft may belong to individuals, or have seen service in militias, pirate bands or national air forces. Selecting a mere twelve aircraft from the more than one hundred designs and variants in service across the shattered American landscape lways a difficult task. This year, the introduc- tion of several new models has made the choice that much harder, even when limiting the eligible designs to fighters and fighterbombers. As a result, Air Action Weekly has expanded the num- ber of aircraft reviewed to fourteen. This change allows us to cover a broader sweep of designs, from the ulira-sophisticated craft of Hollywood and the Dixie Confederacy to the aging vehicles in service with pirate groups. Each design description contains back- ground information on the design’s creation, his- tory and specifications, as well as manufacturers and famous pilots and planes associated with it. Though Air Action Weekly has made every effort to censure the veracity ofthe facts presented, the man- agement does not vouch for the accuracy of the information and accepts no liability for any injury or death resulting from misuse. —John Graham, Technical Editor WHITTLY & DOUGLAS M210 RAVEN gg The years following the collapse of the United States saw a dramatic rise in the design and construction of military aircraft for use by govern ment agencies, air militias and private citizens. Many of the new American nations lacked native industries, while ties to hostile new neighbors hamstrung others. The Industrial States of America soon dominated manufacturing, eaming a reputation for quality mass production, though without the design flair of Hollywood and the Empire State (aviation heartland of the old America). Whittly & Douglas was among the companies that took up the challenge, though a series of financial problems led it to be less than discrimi- nating with regard to its customers. Consequently, Whittly & Douglas designs today are more likely to be scen in a pirate fleet than in the hands of their intended buyers, the ISA air militias. DESIGN HISTORY Intended for easy field maintenance, the M210 Raven is a highly customized aircraft; few Whittly & Douglas M210 Raven are configured in exactly the same way. A multi- role fighter and fighter-bomber, the Raven's shape and use of a pusherprop give it asility rarely ‘matched in its weight class and role. However, the design is also relatively underpowered, rarely exceeding 250 mph. Some modified Ravens use a supercharger with a nitro-boost system, though the nose on these planes has a tendency to rise and buck when the craft hits higher than normal speeds. Unusually for a fighter-bomber, the M210 Raven is a single-seat design. Some groups that Use il, most notably the private air militia known as the Detroit Crusaders, have added a seat for a weapons operator in the rear of the plane's spa- cious cockpit. Being seated so close to the engine, however, makes communication with pilots extremely difficult. ‘Three sets of wing-mounted guns are the air- crafts principal armaments, providing firepower that can rapidly shred opposing vehicles. The largest are the 50-caliber Sperry-Browning “Hurricane” cannons, one mounted in the 7 ” AA WHITTLY & DOUGLAS M210 RAVEN inboard weapon bay on each wing. The other two pairs are 40-caliber “Gatekeeper” machine guns, two per wing in the outboard mountings. The ‘ammunition feed mechanism’s poor design, how- ever, requires all the guns to use the same ammu- nition type. Wing pylons allow the Raven to carry rockets, aerial torpedoes or bombs. Despite limit- ed cockpit visibility, the craft has earned a reputa- tion for precision delivery of its payload; pilots learn to use the Raven's distinctive nose to aim. ‘Though surpassed in many respects by several more modern designs, this aircraft's ease of "So it's not of inter-state trade crippled company operations. Salvation came in the unlikely person of Hollywood entrepreneur Howard Hughes, who had formed his own aircraft company just before the Crash. Hughes offered to purchase the Douglas plant at Clover Field in Santa Monica, and the cap- ital from this transaction allowed Douglas to claw its way out of the Great Depression. The first new aircraft produced by the company since the Crash—the civilian DC-2 Iroquois—entered ser- vice in 1931, followed in 1933 by Whittly & Douglas’ first military plane, the M210 Raven fighter- maintenance, adaptability and Cutting-Edge —_ bomber. A dedicated fighter, the sheer numbers (with more than

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